# Malta exports to Nigeria: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from Malta to Nigeria, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/MLT-NGA/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Malta reported $731.8M in goods exports to Nigeria. The overall review level is Critical attention.

## How to read this page

High attention means one or more conditions on these product types deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction that trade will stop or that a loss is certain. An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.

## Key numbers

| Measure | Value | What it means |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Latest reported exports | $731.8M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 99.9% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 2 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.7 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 62.9% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 271012 | Not reported | $10.1B | 64.2% | Critical attention |
| 2 | 491199 | Printed matter: n.e.c. in heading no. 4911 | $20.4M | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $247.8M | 61.3% | High attention |
| 4 | 490199 | Printed matter: books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter n.e.c. in item no. 4901.10 or 4901.91 | $23.3M | 0% | Watch |
| 5 | 330210 | Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries | $153.1M | 88.5% | Watch |
| 6 | 870333 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 2500cc | $69.4M | 56.6% | Watch |
| 7 | 490700 | Unused postage, revenue or similar stamps of current or new issue in the country in which they have, or will have, a recognised face value: stamp-impressed paper: cheque forms: banknotes, stock, share or bond certificates and the like of similar title | $100.2M | 99.5% | Watch |
| 8 | 840999 | Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) | $64.7M | 68.2% | Watch |
| 9 | 300660 | Pharmaceutical goods: chemical contraceptive preparations based on hormones or spermicides | $23.4M | 0% | Watch |
| 10 | 870421 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $63.2M | 75.2% | Watch |

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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